An RCT of acute health effects in COPD-patients after passive vape exposure from e-cigarettes

Background: E-cigarette use has been shown to have short-term acute effects among active users but less is known of the acute passive effects, particularly among individuals with existing respiratory diseases. Objective: To investigate local and systemic effects of short-term passive vape exposure a...

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Veröffentlicht in:European clinical respiratory journal 2021-01, Vol.8 (1), p.1861580
Hauptverfasser: Rosenkilde Laursen, Karin, Bønløkke, Jakob Hjort, Bendstrup, Elisabeth, Bilde, Merete, Glasius, Marianne, Heitmann Gutzke, Vibeke, Puthukkadan Moosakutty, Shamjad, Olin, Anna-Carin, Ravn, Peter, Østergaard, Kirsten, Sigsgaard, Torben
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Zusammenfassung:Background: E-cigarette use has been shown to have short-term acute effects among active users but less is known of the acute passive effects, particularly among individuals with existing respiratory diseases. Objective: To investigate local and systemic effects of short-term passive vape exposure among patients with mild or moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods: In a double-blinded crossover study 16 non-smoking COPD-patients (mean age 68) were randomly exposed for 4 h to passive vape (median PM 2.5 : 18 µg/m 3 (range: 8-333)) and clean air (PM 2.5  
ISSN:2001-8525
2001-8525
DOI:10.1080/20018525.2020.1861580